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New AFF C250 is reported as AFF A250 and not able to recognize the Disks

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Applies to

  • AFF C250 
  • ONTAP 9.11.1P10

Issue

  • During the boot system reports
[localhost:disk.init.err.unsupported:error]: Disk 0n.3 is not recognized as a supported disk and cannot be used on this node.
[localhost:disk.init.err.unsupported:error]: Disk 0n.2 is not recognized as a supported disk and cannot be used on this node.
  • In maintenance mode, from  sysconfig -v we see the following
  • Drives showing as Failed-Unsupported

slot 0: Virtual NVMe Host Adapter 0n
           ID     Vendor   Model            FW    Size
           0    : NVMe     X4020S173A15TNQF NA55 14651.0GB (3750730326 4160B/sect) (Failed-Unsupported)
           1    : NVMe     X4020S173A15TNQF NA55 14651.0GB (3750730326 4160B/sect) (Failed-Unsupported)
           2    : NVMe     X4020S173A15TNQF NA55 14651.0GB (3750730326 4160B/sect) (Failed-Unsupported)
           3    : NVMe     X4020S173A15TNQF NA55 14651.0GB (3750730326 4160B/sect) (Failed-Unsupported)
           4    : NVMe     X4020S173A15TNQF NA55 14651.0GB (3750730326 4160B/sect) (Failed-Unsupported)

  • All-Flash Optimized and Capacity Optimized set to true
NetApp Release 9.11.1P10: Thu May 25 08:28:26 EDT 2023
System ID: XXXXXXXXX (); partner ID: XXXXXXXX ()
System Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXX ()
System Rev: B4
System Storage Configuration: Single Path
System ACP Connectivity: Inband Active
SAS2/SAS3 Mixed Stack Support: none
All-Flash Optimized: true
Capacity Optimized: true
  • Model name as AFF A250 
Backplane Part Number: 111-05401+A0
Backplane Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
slot 0: System Board 2.1 GHz (System Board XXVIII B4)
        Model Name:         AFF-A250

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